A variety of flowers splash colour, even in wet weather, at Ventnor Botanic Gardens, Isle of Wight.
Ventnor Botanic Garden basks in the microclimate of The Undercliff, on the Isle of Wight is one of the great gardens of Britain. It lies lies protected from the cold northerly winds by chalk downs. There is a subtropical and exotic plant collection, plants that should be found in protected glasshouses thrive and naturalise out of doors. The garden is an immersive landscape, transporting the visitor to experience Mediterranean regions from around the world. Plants grow in association with each other as in the wild. The Gardens hold the warmth from its southerly aspect so well that, combined with the moderating influence of the sea, frost is rarely known. When frost does occur it is usually of short duration and not great severity. With an average rainfall of 28 inches its climate is more akin to the Mediterranean. This enables a wide variety of plants considered too tender for much of mainland Britain to be grown. The Garden is unrivalled for its collections of subtropical plants grown unprotected out of doors. Many plants are shown in representations of geographical regions, growing in association with each other as in the wild.
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Location: Ventnor Botanical Gardens, Isle of Wight, England, UK
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